English Dictionary

amphibrach

/ˈam.fɪ.bɹak/

noun

(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).

The amphibrach is a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables.

意味（1）

(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).

意味（2）

(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).

Then Banoffsky launched into Glinka's great amphibrachs …: Subside, agitation of passion!